Ironing tablets



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ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,002,303 IROG TABLETS Helen H. McCrossen, Box 1015, Santa Fe, N. Mex. Filed Jan. 21, 1959, Ser. No. 788,171 1 Claim. (Cl. 38-137) The present invention is concerned with an ironing tablet serving as an attachment for ironing boards, tables and the like for providing a squared ironing surface to facilitate the ironing of fiat laundered articles.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a flat elongated tablet of sheet metal, having squared corners and capable of easy and quick attachment to or detachment from the top of an ironing board, narrow table or like supporting member and which when mounted on said supporting member provides a substantially rigid, flat squared surface for having flat laundry, such as table cloths, sheets and the like, placed and ironed thereon.

A further and equally important object of the invention is to provide a sheet metal and elongated rectangular tablet having a flat top and straight perpendicular sides for being mounted on a supporting surface, spacing said top from said surface, insulating the same from said top and means reinforcing said top and sides enabling the same to be made of thin metal and preferably metal that quickly dissipates heat, while withstanding the pressures of an iron applied thereto.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an attachment for the tapered end portion of conventional ironing boards which attachment can be simply placed on the ironing board and automatically clamps itself thereto, providing a squared end ironing surface for flat work.

Further objects of the invention will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the following description of the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a side elevation of the present ironing tablet mounted for use on a supporting table.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal section of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the ironing tablet.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 4--4 of FIG. 2.

PEG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 5-5 of FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a top plan view, reduced size, of the present ironing pallet mounted on a tapered end ironing board.

In referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings wherein like and corresponding parts are designated by similar reference characters, numeral 1 indicates the fiat elongated rectangular top of the present ironing pallet. Said top 1 is the central portion of a sheet metal plate preferably formed from aluminum or sheet steel or other material having sufiicient strength to resist the pressure thereon of an iron during the ironing operation so as to retain its shape and also to conduct heat readily from the areas thereof to which the iron has been applied. .The marginal borders of said plate are bent substantially at right angles to top 1 forming downwardly extending sides 2 and 3 and ends 4 and 5 extending between said sides and contiguous therewith. Said sides and ends are of equal width with their lower free edges 6, 7, 8 and 9 respectively, being straight and extending substantially parallel to top 1.

A reinforcing band 10 also preferably formed of a metal is of a wide U-shaped configuration and is positioned against the bottom face of top 1 in one end portion thereof while its legs 11 and 12 are positioned against the interior faces of sides 1 and 2 respectively. Rivets or like fasteners 13 connect said band 10 and legs 11 and 12 against said top and said sides while the ends of legs 11 and 12 terminate flush with the edges 7 and 6 of said sides 1 and 2.

"ice 7 At the opposite end portion of top 1 there is positioned a pair of resilient angle irons 14 and 17 mounted against the bottom face of said top. Angle iron 14 is connected to top 1 by rivets 13 while the other leg thereof 15 is bent and extends beyond and below side 3. The free end 16 of leg 15 is further bent outward for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The other angle iron 17 is also fastened to the bottom face of top 1 by rivets 13 but has its leg 18 hearing against side 2. and extending from and below said side. Said leg 18 is also a bent configuration while its free end 19 is bent outwardly.

As indicated in FIGURES 1, 2 and 4 of the drawings, the present ironing pallet can be readily mounted upon any piece of furniture having a fiat top whereupon articles of a flat nature can be placed upon the pallet and an iron applied thereto for ironing the same conveniently and quickly. An example of the application of the ironing pallet to a piece of furniture is shown in said figures, and the furniture has, for example, an elongated relatively narrow top A capable of extending between the resilient arms 15 and 18 Which as shown in FIGURE 4 extend around the sides of said top A detachably connecting the pallet to the table top and preventing lateral movement of said pallet. The edges 8 and 9 of ends 4 and 5 extend laterally of said top A retaining top 1 spaced from said top A forming an air space therebetween. Thus, heat applied by an iron to cloth on the top 1 does not reach the top A due to the space therebetween, and further the heat conducting characteristic of top 1 dispenses the heat before it reaches top A by the ends 4 or 5. Legs B of the furniture are shown for supporting top A to the height desired, and said top A of the furniture may have a covering C of paint, varnish, metal or plastic which will not be affected by the heat of the iron applied to top 1. It is to be appreciated that the present pallet can be applied to a wide table top by positioning the legs 15 and 18 beyond the end of the top so that they will prevent longitudinal movement of the pallet.

Also the present pallet can be readily applied to a conventional tapered end ironing board D as indicated in FIG. 6 by mounting edges 6, 7, 8 and 9 on the top of said board with the side end of the ironing board between legs 15 and 18 for being clamped therebetween. End 5 will accordingly extend beyond and across the tapered end of said ironing board so that ends 4- and 5 will support top 1 spaced from the ironing board. Thus, top 1 presents an elongated rectangular ironing surface of equal width throughout its length which has been found to be more suitable for ironing fiatwork, such as sheets, table cloths, towels and the like. The tapered end portion of the ironing board minimizes the Wide area to which the flatwork can be applied, and by using the present pallet on said ironing board, the top 1 provides a greater supporting area for the fiatwork. Also, the sides 6 and 7 being substantially parallel and straight from squared corners with the substantially parallel and straight ends 4 and 5 so that the large pieces such as sheets are evenly supported when draped over the present pallet without wrinkles and accordingly can be ironed smooth quickly and without diificulty.

The present invention is capable of considerable modification, and such changes thereto as come within the scope of the appended claim are deemed to be a part of the invention.

1 claim:

A tablet for use in ironing flatwork and for being supported upon an elongated flat top of a piece of fur niture comprising a rectangular sheet metal heat dispensing member having a flat squared end top of equal width along its entire length and having marginal edge portions of equal width bent at right angles to said top providing the sides and ends of said member, said sides and ends of said member having contiguous straight free edges extending parallel to said top providing a supporting base for the tablet, a band conriected'to and extending laterally of one end portion of said top and the adjacent portions of said sides thereof for reinforcing and retaining together said top and sides, and a pair of clamping arms each having a base connected to the other end portion of said member and a leg extending at right angles to said top against the adjacent portions of a different one of said sides for being restrained'from outward movements thereof and below the free edges of said adjacent portions of said sides for receiving and clamping therebetween said furniture top detachably restraining said member With its side and end free edges mounted on said furniture top, said member sides and References (Iited in the file of this patent UNETED STATES PATENTS 476,332 Tubbs Iune'7, 1892 706,868 Van Alstyne Aug. 12, 1902 1,053,285 Evans Feb. 18, 1913 1,575,494 Lavendier Mar. 2, 1926 1,760,036 Bellows May 27, 1930 2,699,617 Hyams Jan. 187, 1955 

